A BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

Description:

China, Ming dynasty
H. 30 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with the right hand holding a manuscript while the other slightly raised in abhayamudra, wearing various garments, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, her hair combed in a chignon and secured with an elaborate tiara
Old German private collection, assembled since the 1980's to 2007
Partly corroded, slightly chipped